A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 46 kilometers (29 miles) from Lata in Solomon Islands. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:51:10 / 4:51 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 67.537 km, 165.8012° East, -11.1458° South. The epicenter was at a depth of 67.537 km (42 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000p0ub. Id of event: us7000p0ub. Exact time and date of earthquake 23/12/24 / 2024-12-23 04:51:10 / December 23, 2024 @ 4:51 am UTC/GMT.
Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Lata. Nearby country/countries, Solomon Islands (c. 559 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 48 km (30 miles) from Lata (c. 600 pop).
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days thirty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 46 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands.
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